Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

Photo 2 / 5

Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

Photo 3 / 5

An artist's rendering of the proposed Arbutus Greenway.

Photograph by Handout

Photo 4 / 5

Pedestrians walk along the Arbutus corridor. The City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached a deal -- $55 million for the strip of land from milton Street near the Fraser River to 1st Avenue near False Creek, in Vancouver, BC., March 7, 2016.

Photograph by NICK PROCAYLO

Photo 5 / 5

A long stretch of the Arbutus corridor runs 36th Ave. and 49th Ave., including this are near 41st Ave. Having three transportation rights-of-way, each measuring 66 feet wide, clustered together presents many opportunities to provide road, transit, greenway and residential uses in this swath of land almost 200 feet wide.